What do we call the set of rules on how a country should be governed?

Who is the head of the American government?

What do we call the areas of land without enough people to become a state?

America originally consisted of how many states?

Who was the first president of the United states who fought the Indians in the Northwest territories?

The Indians in the Northwest territories were defeated at which battel in 1794?

What do we call people who buy up large areas of cheap land from the government, so they can sell it on to small farmers for profit?

Which piece of land did President Jefferson purchase from the French in 1803?

Which two men were given the task of exploring and finding new opportunities for trade in the west by President Jefferson?

What word do we use to describe the farms in the South that concentrate on growing only one crop?

Eli Whitney invented which machine that allowed cotton to be processed 50 times faster?

What do we call the system of working for slaves where they are forced to work as fast as they can?

Which group of people believe that slavery is morally wrong?

People in America were worried about whether a new state would be a slave or non-slave state. What did they create to resolve this problem?

Name the ‘Five Civilised Tribes’

Which slaveholder became president in 1830?

Which act did congress pass in 1830 which promised tribes money if they agreed to relocate?

Name one of the three plains Indian tribes we studied in class

What word do we use to describe the people who made the journey to the far west?

Which religious group founded Salt Lake City in 1847?

By 1852 how many people had settled in Salt Lake City?

Where was gold discovered in 1848-49?

Where was gold discovered in 1858-59?

What do we call the group of people who set out to increase their wealth by encouraging people to come and settle in their towns?

What do we call the two sides who fought each other in the American Civil War? One word each

Which newspaper founded in 1831 spread abolitionist views?

What do we call the 1850 compromise that won a significant victory for slave holder power?

Who became president of America in November 1860?